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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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